Ancient China

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Which river is also known as the Yellow River and sometimes called China’s Sorrow due to its destructive floods?

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Huang He

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A person of high rank who owned land but owed loyalty to his king. They paid taxes and provided soldiers to the king as needed. They were known as?

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Lords

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In the new political order of the Zhou Dynasty, they were at the bottom of the order. Each family received a small plot of land and had to farm additional land for the noble. They were called the?

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Peasants

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During the Zhou period, who became the most influential teacher in Chinese history, advocating for a return to ethics due to the disorder and lack of decency?

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Confucius

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Moral values promoted by Confucius and which he said Chinese people needed to return to were called?

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ethics

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A philosophy based on the ideas that focus on morality, family order, social harmony, and government is called?

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Confucianism

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A philosophy that developed in China and stressed the belief that one should live in harmony, believed that people should avoid interfering with nature or each other. They should be like water and simply let things flow in a natural way. It is called?

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Daoism

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He was the most famous Daoist teacher. He taught that people should not try to gain wealth, nor should they seek power. People should be like water and simply let things flow in a natural way.

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Laozi

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The Chinese belief that people were bad by nature, needed harsh punishments and must be controlled is called?

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Legalism

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He had the title which means “first emperor.” He followed Legalist political beliefs. He created a strong government with strict laws and harsh punishments. He created Standard laws, writing system, money, and weights throughout China and built the Great Wall across northern China. He was called?

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Shi Huangdi